Hey! On today's ep I'm talkin' emotional regulation. We talk about: Some fun research that's made me rethink things Some super popular emotional regulation strategies that straight up don't work Some emotional regulation strategies that I've found *life-changing* RECCS OF THE WEEK ✨ Unwinding Anxiety - https://amzn.to/3SgfYpR ✨ Learned Optimism - https://amzn.to/3vSDDVQ REFERENCES Facilitating adaptive emotional analysis: distinguishing distanced-analysis of depressive experiences from immersed-analysis and distraction - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18469151/ Emotion Naming Impedes Both Cognitive Reappraisal and Mindful Acceptance Strategies of Emotion Regulation - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42761-021-00036-y Venting Makes You Worse: https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/venting-makes-you-feel-worse-psychology-research.html CHAPTERS 0:00 - Emotional Regulation Signs 0:48 - Introduction 1:22 - Venting Strategies 2:55 - Emotional Naming Techniques 4:03 - Understanding Your Feelings 6:41 - Expanding Coping Strategies 7:49 - Reframing Thoughts 9:37 - Embracing Acceptance 13:29 - Attention Management Tips 17:01 - Implementing Mini-moves SHOP ✨ The Intention App - Manage Your Mind to Create a Life That Feels Good ⇢ ⁠https://www.theintentionapp.com/⁠ ✨ The Life Map - Part eBook, part digital workbook. Use The Life Map (2.0) to create your most incredible year yet ⇢ https://www.muchelleb.com.au/the-life-map CONNECT WITH ME 🧚 On Instagram ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 TikTok ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 Website ⇢ ⁠http://muchelleb.com.au/⁠ 🧚 Get Product / Service Support ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/get-support⁠ 🧚 Collaboration Enquiries ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/work-with-me